Philip Davies MP

[teapot418]

Behaving like a tosser to ignite outrage (and reform) is perhaps a valid political tactic.

Although I still think he is just a tosser.

[jamesbrown]

Like I said, there's a bigger picture. Some people simply cannot get beyond their political persuasions. There are many parliamentarians that might be considered to have distasteful views on particular issues, but that doesn't mean they're ineffective at doing their primary job, which is to hold the executive to account. For example, looking across the benches, John Mann is an example of someone from the Labour awkward squad that is very effective in this role IMHO, while Dennis Skinner is an example of someone that is pretty ineffectual (amusing, yes, shouty, yes, but completely ineffectual). Parliament will always represent all manner of views, but there are relatively few that put their ideas and constituents ahead of climbing the greasy pole, and Philip Davies is one of them.

[AtW]

Behaving like a tosser to ignite outrage (and reform) is perhaps a valid political tactic.

It's commonly referred as the Katie Hopkins tactic...

[darmstadt]

Another twat: Conservative Health Minister Alistair Burt Filibusters Off-Patent Drugs Bill, Huge Backlash Ensues (he also assisted his twat in arms Davies in his filibustering)

[xoggoth]

He's a dickhead through and through

Totally agree. Regardless if he was left or right, right or wrong, allowing MPs to do this is not democracy.

[SueEllen]

Totally agree. Regardless if he was left or right, right or wrong, allowing MPs to do this is not democracy.

It is democracy in action. Just because you don't like it doesn't make it any less democratic.

If the constituency party who selected the MP are happy with his performance then he will get reselected to fight the next general election. If the constituents are happy having a filibusting MP then they will vote for him.

The majority of Esther McVey's and Ed Balls constituents didn't like their actions in parliament so they are no longer MPs.....

[xoggoth]

It is democracy in action

No it isn't. You may as well say letting MPs stand around in the doorways blocking others from entering the house is democracy. Democracy is a joke for many reasons, the failure of the commons make up to reflect actual votes, the party whips... (long list...) but at least allowing MPs to actually vote on issues goes a bit of a way towards it. This despicable twat need shooting.

PS I mean shooting in hypothetical fashion with a non-functional water pistol obviously, just in case MI5 are monitoring this forum.

[meridian]

He's at it again, this time preventing schools giving first aid training to kids (a bill supported by the Red Cross):

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-a6742251.html